Hyaluronidase modifies the biomechanical properties of the rat cervix and shortens the duration of labor independent of myometrial contractility
- 31 December 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 203 (6), 596.e1-596.e5
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2010.07.031
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